S06 THE JOCKEY CLUB 1835- 



CHAPTEE XIII 



PRESENT MEMBERS 



Of the present members of the Jockey Club, the most 

 noteworthy as not belonging to the betting persuasion 

 are Lord Cadogan, the Duke of Portland, and the 

 Duke of Westminster ; and there are others who, like 

 Mr. James Lowther and General Pearson, are under- 

 stood to bet very little, if at all, and certainly not by 

 ' throwing large commissions into the market,' as the 

 saying is, that is, by doing systematic and large 

 business with ' the King.' Of the rest, the majority 

 (including Lord Durham, the modern reformer of the 

 Turf) are believed to consider horse-racing and betting 

 to be inseparable. The most noteworthy members, 

 as present or past participators in high offices and 

 public affairs, reminding one of the days when it was 

 said (truly, however ironically) that ' the country was 

 governed from Newmarket,' are (to say nothing of the 

 Royalties, some of whom serve their country in various 

 prominent capacities) the Duke of Beaufort (twice 

 Master of the Horse), the Earl of Bradford (a Master 

 of the Horse), Earl Cadogan (in the Cabinet), the Rt. 



